Social Locations and Cultural Identity

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The Complexity of IdentityCulture Iceburg ModelOur Cultural IdentitiesSocial IdentitiesExerciseOur identities are complex.Dominant groups hold the power and authority in society relative to the subordinates.Write down a list of your identities that you would use to describe yourself.Subordinates are labeled as "defective and substandard in significant ways" (Tatum 7)."The dominant group is often seen as the norm for humanity" (Tatum 8).Why this matters?We have to understand that our identities are fractured and incomplete.The self-awareness imperative: In order to understand anyone else, we have to work to understand ourselves. Our belonging to dominant or subordinate groups shape our world views, including our biases, stereotypes, and prejudice. Shaped by individual characteristics, family dynamics, historical factors, and social and political contextsThese are all elements of our cultural identities.Preview/ReviewExercise about identity and cultureCultural Iceburg: Visible and Invisible identities.Cultural Identities: Personal, communal, socialWho am I? What is my culture?Dominant and subordinate identitiesComplete the Social Identity Wheel, including questions in center.What are your visible cultures?What are some of your invisible cultures?http://civet.dedi.velay.greta.fr/content/1-intercultural-competenceShare what you feel comfortable with those around youTatum argues:Share your answers with your neighborCompare your lists? How are they related? What communities do you belong to? I.E. Churches, schools, campus groups etsDominant and Subordinate Social Identities:WhitePeople of ColorMan/MasculinityWoman/FemininityStraight/CisgenderLGBQ/TransgenderAble-bodiedDisabled Mid-age 18-55Youth, ElderDominantSubordinateTatum believes we need to recognize dominance and subordination in our social identities.If we belong to dominant groups we view those identities as norms